The winery
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
Corsican winery dedicated to preserving indigenous grape varieties and to biodynamic viticulture; known for its wine collections crafted from local varieties and for its family-run operation in Casalabriva, Taravo Valley.
- Corsica (Valle del Taravo, Corsica del Sud) · Francia
- 8 products
The story
The Abbatucci family has been cultivating vineyards in Corsica for generations. In the 1960s Antoine Abbatucci began collecting and planting threatened indigenous grape varieties, creating an important ampelographic collection. Today the estate is led by Jean-Charles Abbatucci, who has converted the estate to biodynamic practices and continues to promote local varieties and historic vineyard parcels.
Production philosophy
The winery's approach is centered on biodynamic viticulture and on respecting the land as a living organism: the use of biodynamic preparations, working according to lunar rhythms, integrating animals into the estate's ecosystem, and experimental practices such as traditional grafting, irrigation with brackish water on experimental plots, and even experiments using music to stimulate the plants.
Terroir and vineyards
Located in the Taravo Valley in southern Corsica, the vineyards lie on low-to-medium altitude granite soils and are characterised by Mediterranean influence and Corsican maquis.
Characteristics
- Grape varieties
- Vermentino
- Sciacarello
- Nielluccio
- Bianco Gentile
- Barbarossa
- Biancone
- Brustiano
- Carcajolo Bianco
- Genovese
- Paga Debbiti
- Rossola Brandinca
- Rossola Bianca
- Riminese
- Aleatico
- Carcajolo Nero
- Minustello
- Morescola
- Morescono
- Montanaccia
- Hectares
- 21.0
- Bottles per year
- 100000
What makes it distinctive
- Ampelographic collection featuring around twenty indigenous grape varieties rescued and promoted.
- Managed biodynamically since 2000.
- Vineyards on granitic soil in the Taravo Valley, Casalabriva.
- Family-run estate
- Commercial production indicated at around 100,000 bottles per year